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Is Mount Olive, NC tap water safe?

3 utilities serve Mount Olive, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

2 of the 3 utilities serving Mount Olive have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Wayne Water Districts and Town of Mount Olive.

Wayne Water Districts, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Mount Olive’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Mount Olive

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab North Carolina certifies.

The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Mount Olive, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Beacham Laboratory- Division of Environmental

    Jacksonville, NC · about 42 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (910) 392-0223

  • Wake County Human Services-Public Health Ctr.

    Raleigh, NC · about 48 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (919) 250-4437

  • Microbac - Fayetteville Division

    Fayetteville, NC · about 50 miles

    Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics

    (910) 864-1920

All 112 certified labs for North Carolina

ZIP codes in Mount Olive

Which ZIP codes are in Mount Olive: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

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